Spraying-machine.



LlN-ITED STrTES;l PATENT OFFICE;

WILLIAM n. ENAP?, on Sintra Rosa, V.CALIFonNm,` AssIGNoR 0F onu-granen To MAUD KNAPP Ann onu'rnmn To ,Giocncvro N. BAGIGALUPI, BOTH or SANTA no sA, CALIFORNIA,

l sPBiLYINq-MACHINE.

To all whom iz'. may concern:

Be it. known that l, Vilmnni D. ISNArr, citizen o'l' United States, residing at ISanta Rosa, in the county of Sonoma vend State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sprayinglsachines, of which the following is a specication.

lvly invention relates to spraying machines, and pertains especially to a machine for spraying vineyards.

' The obj ect of the :invention is to provide a' simple, practical machine for spraying over a large acreage, and whereby the machine, in

-traversing the space between'two rows of A represents a wheeled vehicle or-traveL ing support of any suitable size, shape and material. On this is mounted a tank 2 of suitable description andcapacity and adapted to contain the spraying solution,

3 isa pump driven by anyl suitable means. As here shown, this pump'is operated from -the rear wheels of the vehicle by suitable connections,asrepresented at 4; The pump draws the' solution from the tank throughv the suction pipe 5 and discharges :it through 'a pipe 6 into lateral branches 7, these branches 7 having other lbranches 8 and 9 to which areattached suitable ieXible connect-ions 10 and 11 leading, respectively, to the top and side spray nozzles 12-13. The nozzles 12 are each carried by a pipe 14, which flatter` is adjustable crosswise 'of' the vehicle in suitable guide brackets 15; the hose 10 connecting to the pipe 14 and allowing for the adjustment of the pipe 14 to adapt the nozzles- 12 to the distance between the rows. Similarly, the side nozzles 13 are carried by adjustable pipe sections 16 VV[and for the same purpose.

The support for the. top nozzles 12'cgomprises a bar or frame' 1T which is vertically adjustable ron suitable uprights 18. This Speccation of Letters Patent. Batniged iug'.A 3 1, 1909. Application led October 22, 190.8. Serial No; 458,975.

"inglever if) within convenient reach of the driver, said lever being connected by means of a lever 2O and links 2l with the bar 17 in such fashion that by rocking the lever 19 the sprays 12 .may be raised or lowered to adapt the device to vines of different height. The transverse adjustment of the sprays according to the space between the rows of vines is done before the machine is started, and need not' be changed'while working in any particular vineyard, since all the rows are spaced substantially the same distance apart. v

The lateral branch pipe 7 may be supplied with cocks 22 'by which the sprays on only one 'side of the machine may be operated.

The pipe G containsthe valve 23 having its stem suitably connected to a foot lever 24 by which the amount of spraying liquid delivered by the pump may be regulated.

Suitableclutch mechanism, not necessary here to be shown, may be employed by which the pump maY be readily connected or disconnected wit the drive wheels. l

An automatic relief valve 25 is adapted to assist in maintaining a given or normal pressure at thedischarge nozzles. For instance, if it is desirable to-'discharge the fluid at, say vfifty pounds pressure per square inch, then the valve 25 would be adjusted by means commonly used in Aconnection therewith, so that it would operrwhen that pressure had been passed,.ther`eb diverting a portion of the solution C throug pipe 26 into the tank 2.

It will also be seen that if the valve `23 is partly or entirely' closed while the pump is in' operation, or if either of the valves 22 is closed, the valve 25 would again vbe opened, acting as a safety valvel to protect the apparatus against abnormal pressures., or brealo afre. l

bHaving thus` described my invention, what I claim and desire to-secure by Letters Patent is--` 1. A Huid distributing apparatus comprising a horizontal platform, supporting wheels therefor, a tank disposedtransversely on the forward end,'and an operators seat mounted upon the rear end of said platform, a pump, upper and lower discharge nozzles, connections between said pump, nozzles, and tank whereby a fluid is discharged at the nozzles,

yCorrection in Letters PatentlNoLQBSBll.

a transverse, horizontal support located at a higher level thanthe tank, for. the upper noz-` zles, means providing for the lateral adjustment of the nozzles upon said support, and means comprising'a lever located near the operators and connections to the support Vwhereby the nozzles may be adjusted to various elevations above the platform.

2. n .a spraying apparatus, the combination of a vehicle, a tank, a pump, spray-nozzles adg'ustable in bearings secured to the floorV of thevehiele, a horizontal, adjustable bar disposed at a higherlevel than the tank, movable nozzles mounted at the ends of the 15 bar, connections between the pump and the nozzles, vertical guide rods ixed at the sides of the vehicle upon which the bar is slidable, a lever pivoted upon the Vehicle body, and a pair of links connecting said lever and bar so that the upper nozzles are moved simultaneouslyY in a vertical plane by operating said lever.

In testimony wheleotl I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tivo subseribing Wit nesses.

lt is. hereby certified-that in Letters Patent No. 933,039, granted August 31, 1909,

upon the application of 'W illiam D. Knapp, of `Santa Rosa, California, for an improvement in Spraying-Machines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring Correction, as'follows: Page 1, yline 16,*the Words the sprays to the Width of the rows and should bestlicken out and the Words spray Z/ze vin-es from the sz'cle, (md 07e. 02919?" inserted insteadfand that the said Letters Patent should be read withV this correction therein that the same may Conform to the record ofthe case in the Patent tloe. 1

, Signed `and sealed thisth day of October, A. D., 1909. Y

[sEAn] o. o. BlLLiNGs,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

yCorrection in Letters PatentlNoLQBSBll.

a transverse, horizontal support located at a higher level thanthe tank, for. the upper noz-` zles, means providing for the lateral adjustment of the nozzles upon said support, and means comprising'a lever located near the operators and connections to the support Vwhereby the nozzles may be adjusted to various elevations above the platform.

2. n .a spraying apparatus, the combination of a vehicle, a tank, a pump, spray-nozzles adg'ustable in bearings secured to the floorV of thevehiele, a horizontal, adjustable bar disposed at a higherlevel than the tank, movable nozzles mounted at the ends of the 15 bar, connections between the pump and the nozzles, vertical guide rods ixed at the sides of the vehicle upon which the bar is slidable, a lever pivoted upon the Vehicle body, and a pair of links connecting said lever and bar so that the upper nozzles are moved simultaneouslyY in a vertical plane by operating said lever.

In testimony wheleotl I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tivo subseribing Wit nesses.

lt is. hereby certified-that in Letters Patent No. 933,039, granted August 31, 1909,

upon the application of 'W illiam D. Knapp, of `Santa Rosa, California, for an improvement in Spraying-Machines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring Correction, as'follows: Page 1, yline 16,*the Words the sprays to the Width of the rows and should bestlicken out and the Words spray Z/ze vin-es from the sz'cle, (md 07e. 02919?" inserted insteadfand that the said Letters Patent should be read withV this correction therein that the same may Conform to the record ofthe case in the Patent tloe. 1

, Signed `and sealed thisth day of October, A. D., 1909. Y

[sEAn] o. o. BlLLiNGs,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 9335039.

j lt is hereby certiiiwl that in Lette-,rs Patent No. 9335139, g'rzintvu Augnrjt 3], 1909, upon the application of William I). Knapp, of Snnta Rosa, California, for an improvement in SprnyingMachines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring l correction, as follows: Page 1, line 1(,^the words the sprays to the Width of the i rows and should be stricken out and the words y1-ay lm m'fms from t/m side, and on op of inserted instead; and that, the said Letters Patent should lie read with 1' this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the u Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of October, A. D., 1909.

[SEAL] e. C. BiLLlNGs,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

